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Particulars Details

1 Type of event Women empowerment and Kisan Melawa

2 Venue Sports Ground,Chikhala mine

3 Date 20/02/2016

4 Time 10 a.m. to 5.00 p.m.

5 Objective A major activity taken up is the Women empowerment and Kisan

Melawa where in participants from the surrounding villages gather

together. The main purpose of this is to serve as a platform for exchange

of knowledge, experience amongst womens and farmers. Also to provide

platform to participants to interact with each other, share their

experiences, information about new activities that they have taken up and

the outcomes, impacts and economics of these activities wherever

applicable. In addition practical demonstrations are conducted during the

event. The practical demonstration further strengthens the confidence of

the participants to go in for the particular activity. This acts as a

motivational factor for the participant himself as well as other participants

who can take up these new initiatives.

This also acts as a platform for advertizing the achievements of the

Community Development Project in the time interval. Dignitaries from all

walks of life participated in the Melava

6 Participation Women - 915

Men - 450

Children - 40

Community Resource Persons - 22 (Promoted By MITTRA : M- 6, F-5)

MITTRA Staff - 12

Total = - 1439

Participants from the following 11 villages attended the event – Dongari,

Balapur,Kurmuda,Chandmara,Lobhi,Pawanarkhari,Yedurbucchi,Rajapur,Chikh

ala,Sitasawangi, Gudri.

MOIL – COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

PROGRAMME- EVENT DOCUMENTATION

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Guests/

Resource

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The following dignitaries attended the Melava and appreciated the

efforts of MOIL and BAIF - MITTRA:

1. Hon.Shri.Nanabhau Patole (Member of Parliament Bhandara-Gondia

Lokasabha Kshetra)

2. Hon.Shri.M.P.Choudhari ( Director Finance MOIL Ltd. Nagpur)

3. Hon.Shri. Dipankar Som (Executive Director Technical MOIL Ltd.Nagpur)

4. Hon.Shri P. Karaiyya (Sr.DGM MOIL Ltd.Nagpur)

5. Hon.Shri Jambhulkar (Kendriya Upadhyaksha Union MOIL ltd Nagpur)

6. Shri.D.N.Shindey (Vice President,BAIF, Pune )

7. Shri. Shekhar Bahau Kotpalliwar (Upsabhapati Panchayat samitee Tumsar)

8. Shri.S.G.Uike ( Taluka Agriculture Officer)

9. Shri .Shri Prabvin Sidhabhadi ( Agronomist Jain Irrigation)

10. Shri . Kishor Chandrakar (DGM, MOIL)

11. Shri . Vikas Parida (Mine Manager, MOIL Chikhala)

12. Shri.R.U.Singh (Mine Manger, MOIL Dongari)

13. Smt. Sangitatai Dilip Sonwane (Z.P.Member Chikhala)

14. Shri Shishupal Gopale (Member P.S.Tumasar)

15. Shri. Balkrushanji Gadhve (Member,P.S.Tumsar)

16. Smt.Renutai Masulakar ( Sarpanch Rajapur)

17. Shri.Topalalji Rahangadale (Sarpanch Dongari)

18. Shri Tejramji Deshmukh (Sarpanch Lobhi)

19. Smt. Kalpana Tekam( Sarpanch Gudari)

20. Shri Dilip Sonwane (Sarpanch Chikhala)

21. Smt. Antakala Kodwate( Sarpanch Kurmuda)

22. Smt.Shashikala Uike ( Sarpanch Ydurbucchi)

23. Smt. Indirabai Wahile(Sarpanch Balapur)

24. Shri . Pawan Patidar (ACPC,MITTRA,NAGPUR)

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expressed by

the guests.

Sri.Nanabhau Patole ( Member of Parliament Bhandara-Gondia Lokasabha

Kshetra addressed the following points to the farmers :

• BAIF –MITTRA needs to initiate an ideal model in village in terms of

ongoing activities.

• Adapt the diversified farming system and avoid the dependency on

mono cropping of Paddy.

• To adopt allied businesses activities along with farming for food

security. Like Poultry, Goat rearing and Livestock management that

the BAIF MITTRA has initiated and suggest to Fishery and Tissue

culture training to the SHG as a Income generation source

• Need to adopt improved techniques of Irrigation and Horticulture

plantation like Pomegranate farming in large scale in 11 Village

through BAIF-MITTRA

• Farmers having milch animals need to focus on dairy farming. Govt

has to liaison with nestle company in Bhandara District to avail the

facilities of Milk Marketing

• Every villager has to participate in Prime Ministers” SWACH BHARAT”

abhiyan.

• He welcomed and appreciated the works initiated by MOIL through

BAIF-MITTA and wishes that it be the model for whole Bhandara

district in near future.

• At the end he lauded and expressed their compliments for the farmers

to participate in huge numbers, especially women, in the event and

microenterprises initiated of SHG through BAIF-MITTRA

9. Exhibition

Stalls

Total 5 stalls were set up during the event

• MOIL MITTRA CDP Project with details on various components and its

activities with pictorials. Live demo models of integrated bio gas unit,

goat platform, vermi-composting unit, fodder strips, were also

displayed along with a prototype of water conveyance device.

Innovative techniques were also displayed in the stall.

• Agriculture Department – on new technologies and practices of the

area, its schemes & benefits.

• Self- help Group Stalls – Displaying the Food products for sale and

Craft material – Promoted as microenterprises by MITTRA –CDP

Project

• Progressive Farmers – Displaying organically produced Ginger,

Sugarcane etc.

• Jain Irrigation – Information and system of Drip irrigation in Various

crops and solar water Pumping

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. Highlights

• Participants shared their experiences on respective interventions and

their output, and advised other participants to participate in the

programme

• Participants appreciated the support of MOIL and motivation cum

facilitation from MITTRA for the adaptation of project interventions

• Technical Experts from Agriculture and Livestock departments shared

their schemes and also had a interactive session with participants and

answered their queries

• Recently born calves were also exhibited during the events

• Field Visit was organized for the honorable guests covering bio gas

units, newly born calves, schools with e-learning units, vermin

composting units and kitchen garden during the Melawa.

• There was a interactive session between participant s and project

team on the various interventions of MOIL CDP Project

Guest Enlighten the flame Dr. Manibhai desai Guest Visited the Stall

Guests observing the Light Trap Technology and Newly born Calf

Newly Born Calf in display during exhibition Stalls of Micro Enterprises by BAIF MITTRA

promoted SHGs

Sri Nanabhau Padole (MP) and Shri M.P.Choudhari(D.P.) Shri.D.N.Shindey (EVC BAIF addressing the parti.

Sri Dipankar Som (Technical Director MOIL Ltd) Sri.M.P.Choudhari (Director Finance MOIL LTD)

Addressing the participants

Sri. Nanabahu Patole (M.P. Bhandara-Gondia )Addressing the participants